ProjektKhamelion

Updates…

Christopher — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:15:22 +0000

Hey there! Ok, so I haven’t blogged in a while, I know. Let’s see… I moved the recording process from the “demo” status to “recording” status since we last chatted… That’s going swell. One down and about a million to go;)

I’m trusting my producer, Tim, and looking forward to the outcome. We have a similar mind set, or taste, when it comes to putting the “pop” in the midst of inspiration. While this is my first solo release, the nervousness rushes in, knowing that the blame isn’t welcomed while I bite my tongue, as I listen to the best punk rock my iTunes library can produce to me. What I am offering the world through this album won’t even be a reflection of my most prized tunes. It will be the definition of what I have to offer as an artist. No, I don’t mean an auto-tuned rap record, but a combination of all my greatest inspirations when it comes to narrowing down my faves. Depeche Mode, Jimmy Eat World, Armor for Sleep and +(44). Just a few of my favorite things;)

I’m not afraid of what the future brings, but of what the past leaves, and this is enough suspense to destroy battleships that were built for such disaster.

More Demos

Christopher — Tue, 25 May 2010 02:43:39 +0000

I added another demo to my webpod so that you guys can get an idea of where I am going. I am truley excited about this album and I have some crazy ideas. Drewbella will even be on there. How can it get better than that?
My Friend Tim has launched his website in honor of… well, me building it for him, really. lol. Check it out @ timlemos.com. It’s a nice website and he will have samples up there to show how bad ass he is. Thats why he will be my Timbaland, once we go to work together on my album. So hot. Watch out now.

Here it comes… Wait for it… Wait for it…

Christopher — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:21:12 +0000

Here it is. The latest song I’ve demoed for the album. “What is this? A Center for Ants?” is ready to stream in the side bar above the Webpod. Let me know what you think!

Since I am not so good at keeping secrets, I’ll probably post another one depending on how well this one is received, lol. I love the way this one came out as a demo. It’s gonna sound different in the end, after I take it to Tim. It has a lot of room to grow, but so do the other 4 demos I have on the backburner. I just felt the need to share. Maybe it’s a cry for attention. Maybe not. Time will tell.

Old Again?

Christopher — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:34:19 +0000

So, Taking Back Sunday have announced their return to the original line up? This is going to be my most anticipated album of all time. (Besides my own, of course). I am really interested in what their sound will evolve into, but I don’t think that there is anything to worry about. We are talking about some magnificent songwriters here…

John Nolan’s songwriting and original vocal structures are my favorite ingredient of “Tell all Your Friends” and damn near half of “Where you want to be”. I am assuming that TBS will return to their dual vocal melody and light synth roots… Only time can tell, now. Their seems to be quite a bit of internet animosity toward the choice of their next producer, (a return to the producer of “Louder Now”) but I see no worries. Sure, the album was way more produced than their previous efforts, but it definitely grew on me. If they bring the right material to the table, we will get back back the right album… Elementary, dear Watson. (Killer Movie, BTW).

So, the bottom line is, I want my “Tell all your Friends” tour!!! Bring it on! I am sooooo excited about this…

ProjektKhamelion is full speed ahead!

Christopher — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:18:23 +0000

Finally, I am working on my dream album. I have found my niche, my spunk, my musical “mojo” if you will. I have demoed three songs that are coming along awesome and I can’t wait to share them. This time around I am more inspired than ever. It’s funny how every genre that I have ever been inspired by will be heard on this album… not as a scattered mix, but as a whole piece. I feel like I am breaking barriers that I thought couldn’t be broke. It all sounds incredibly original to me. Hopefully, I’ll post samples somewhere sometime soon. As soon as the mixing process starts, I’ll be more into the sharing. I plan to have Tim do my mixing and recording of my vocals. Maybe some co-production…?

My website has been over hauled to compliment my recent inspiration. Look out iTunes… Here I come.

…and how about the new Depeche Mode? wow.

Underline the Sincerity

Christopher — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:34:55 +0000

While my hands are tied and your spirits alive,

It’s in you I confide, I have nowhere to hide.

Underline the Sincerity.

This heartbeat I feel is meant for you.

It’s the bottom of the barrel and I know it’s true.

Underline the Sincerity.

Why can’t you follow you’re heart?

I know it’s so hard to break away.

But you’re so good at pretending everything is all right.

Underline the Sincerity.

You are my hope in disguise. You are my apathy.

You’re like a bottled up message that I never will find.

You have the key to my heart.

You are my permanent high.

Underline the Sincerity.

In this moment, I can promise there is no guarantee

that this count down is long enough to believe

that you’re here in my heart and you’re waiting for me.

And every time I have a vision of you,

I want to tear it apart; I want to feel something new.

When I find out how you consider me game

I’m putting poison in the letters that you spell in your name.

But never mind me, you are the person you are,

How you cut like a knife; how you’re leaving these scars.

Break Me Incase of an Emergency

Christopher — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:12:06 +0000

Break me incase of an emergency,
I hear you in my sleep, hear you in my sleep
I see us walking through a field of hope and dreams
and waking up to knowing you and I’ll never be
My heart is taking chances you would never believe
I find it hard to let you know it’s killing me
Like circles, I can find myself back where I began
Where hoping you’re alone, you’re alone like you hope I am

-Break
You speak as if you’re so sincere
-Me
Your voice is all I want to hear
-in case
Take me into your heart once more
-of an
Where I was all you’d ever need
-Emergency

Your name is like a bridge built to take me away
Your face is now an image I could never escape
So vivid I can almost taste you lips as you speak
And feel your heart upon me through the pulse it creates

-Break
You speak as if you’re so sincere
-Me
Your voice is all I want to hear
-in case
Take me into your heart once more
-of an
Where I was all you’d ever need
-Emergency

I’ll take my chances wishing you
Take time to feel the way I do
This is the state of consequence
When you’re bottled up in this

Dreams over Dreams.

Christopher — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:08:27 +0000

“Your tongue is a rudder.
It steers the whole ship.
Sends your words past your lips or keeps them safe behind your teeth.
But the wrong words will strand you.
Come off course while you sleep.
Sweep your boat out to sea or dashed to bits on the reef.” -Brand New

I have chosen dreams over dreams before. But right when you start to realize that you were never really that good at the one you skipped out on, the other one starts to tell you the same thing. Everything in this life takes hard work. but that’s not all. I am starting to realize that the only way to be successful at anything is to go above and beyond what is required. But, what do you do when you have several dreams? My dreams have spread me thin. Success will not fall in your lap. This is a fact.

My biggest dreams are the ones that I have chosen. But I never really gave up on the ones left behind. I have always wanted to be on top of the world, and as a Sagittarius cliche would go, I believed I would. I did. I made it there. Not the mountain top that I was searching for, but the one I was on in 2005. I made it there. It was where I wanted to be. Only issue was that I made it there fueled off of faith and charms. Well, it seems to me that they don’t last forever. Just like anything beautiful. I ran out of charms. My faith seems to be taken away without notice. I believe, but I worry.

I really believe that the mountain top that I can see with selfish dreams of becoming a great songwriter is mostly an illusion out of reach. It’s a big mountain to climb, and my most desirable dreams wont allow for it. I understand that. I understand that I am not going to see the top of that mountain and I don’t try. If I really was to, I would ride an avalanche down my own mountain.

What to do? I set my sights lower. On smaller mountains. Those sights seem to loosen my grip, as I find my self wondering how much longer I can hold on. If it were up to me, I would stay there forever. But, I don’t think that it is up to me. It is really up to fate. Everything happens for a reason in this life. I feel secure in that belief. It is the only thing I can trust, for I am becoming more and more numb to car crashes and broken hearts.

I’m ready. I’m ready. I’m ready…

Christopher — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:04:58 +0000

So this week I have been listening to all the demos I recorded in 2009, and I have come to realize that I haven’t finished one. I’m upset with this fact. If I was to take all of the work that it took to halfway record these songs and rolled it into one project, I would have a completed product. Dammit.
So here is where I am going to challenge myself. By the end of 2009, I WILL have two EPs completed. First, the Arrive by Sky EP. Then I will put full focus on The Falling Project’s EP. I can do this…
The Arrive by Sky stuff is fantastic, and I can’t wait to hear what finesse Tim can put on it.
The Falling Project stuff is super tight, but there is a lot to be done there… I will, and can be productive, and it starts tonight.

I am a Rockstar when I am home in front of my computer.

Christopher — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:38:49 +0000

I decided to record my most recent song so I can hear it back. And, I like to share:) This song is called “What is this? A Center for Ants?” I am super stoked on the lyrics and the sound of it all when my friend Chad plays drums over it. It gives me that Jimmy/Clarity feel. Now I feel special:)